Warren,
Thanks much for your comments. And, yes, I have to agree on the vertical video thing. It’s great for throwing out some quick thoughts via Snapchat (as this was). But for big-boy videos, landscape is indeed the way to go.

I also agree about the hard lines and strict compartments (i.e., “Online” vs. “Offline”, etc). All they really do is create separation and impede the flow of new ideas. (Plus, when every thing we see and touch–from our sneakers to a Starbucks cup–is sending/receiving data to the cloud, that particular distinction is going to get pretty murky!)

As life keeps moving faster and faster around us, I think the we’ll increasingly recognize that relationships–with their ups and downs, comforts and challenges, similarities and differences–are going to be the most important and vital anchor.

‘Leaning into differences’ is a great phrase. Thanks for a thought-provoking view on exploring differences amongst those we feel enough similarity with for it to be comfortable to lean into the differences. Your video has encouraged me to increase engagement when I am online, to leave comments, ask questions, share my experience – even if what I offer is half-complete, half-thought through or different to the view expressed by someone else.

I like the casual nature of the Snapchat style video – regardless of whether it’s portrait or landscape. Agree that for something polished for ‘big-girl’ videos landscape is the standard. 🙂